CHRIS BALDWINperformance director, curator and author
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Chris Baldwin is a performance director, curator, and author. His Teatro de Creacion (TdC) and citizen-centred dramaturgy, approaches to making large-scale performances designed for a place and made in deep collaboration with the people of that place, have culminated in major events in multiple countries.
Chris was Artistic Director of Mystery 0 – Mysteries of Transition for Elefsina (European Capital of Culture, Greece 2023), Artistic Director of Sukilimas and The Kaunas Kantata (Kaunas, European Capital of Culture, Lithuania), Creative Director of Galway 2020 (European Capital of Culture, Ireland) and Curator of Interdisciplinary Performance and Flow Quartet for Wroclaw 2016 (European Capital of Culture, Poland). He was cultural coordinator for Piran4Istria2025 (Slovenia), and international expert for cultural programming for both Bielsko-Biała ESK 2029 (Poland) and Nicšić (Montenegro), winner of the European Capital of Culture title for 2030. He helps cities and regions define, structure and develop their cultural programmes for large-scale initiatives such as European or national cultural projects.
Chris curates Clickbait Citizen at Substack. Regular podcasts, interviews and extended written texts focus on the evolving relationship between power, propaganda, art and culture.
His writing, books and plays have been published in various languages. He regularly teaches and speaks at conferences and universities across Europe and holds a PhD from the University of Kent (UK). He is a permaculture designer.
